Oktoberfest at Lincoln Park Zoo

This is an event for ages 21+ only. Children, including infants, are not permitted.

Yes! To learn about accessibility at Lincoln Park Zoo, please visit lpzoo.org/accessibility. To view the accessibility map of Lincoln Park Zoo, click here.

All Lincoln Park Zoo event tickets are nonrefundable. If you are not able to make it to the event, feel free to give your ticket to a friend or family member ages 21 or older. All events will be held rain or shine. Please dress accordingly!

No. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. We suggest buying them early, as we cannot guarantee tickets will remain available.

Maybe. If tickets remain available, a limited number will be for sale at zoo gates. We highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance, though, as this event is expected to sell out.

Enter the zoo at the East Gate on Cannon Drive and Fullerton Parkway (the zoo’s parking lot) or the West Gate at Stockton Drive and Webster Drive. Tickets can be scanned on your smartphone or on a printed sheet of paper. Re-entry is not permitted.

Paid parking is available at the zoo’s parking lot located at Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive (2400 N. Cannon Drive). The zoo is also accessible by train via the Armitage and Fullerton stations and by bus via the 22, 36, 151, and 156 routes. Rideshares should drop off and pick up guests outside of the zoo’s West Gate at Stockton Drive and Webster Drive.

Nope! All guests must show their ticket for entry. For the most efficient experience, please have your QR code ready on your smartphone.

Hopefully! Most outdoor and indoor habitats will be open for viewing. However, all animals have the choice to be in view of guests or behind the scenes. Learn more about our animal care and welfare standards here.

This event takes place rain or shine. Please dress accordingly. Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable.

Yes! A variety of delicious food options will be available for purchase across zoo grounds.

Please make note of the items that are restricted for this event:

• NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES
• No filled reusable water bottles or beverage containers
• No folding chairs
• No luggage of any kind
• No animals (except service animals)
• No coolers (unless medically required)
• No illegal substances
• No noisemakers or balloons
• No Segways or motorized scooters
• No thermal containers
• No weapons
• No remote-controlled aircrafts or drones
• No items deemed dangerous or inappropriate

Alcohol purchased outside the zoo is prohibited, and we ask that you refrain from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside the gates for the health and safety of animals and visitors. Lincoln Park Zoo’s Code of Conduct can be found here.

For the safety of our visitors, staff, and animals, all bags, purses, strollers, packages, and other items carrying personal belongings are subject to inspection upon entry to Lincoln Park Zoo.